What's new in CyberLink PowerDirector 22.0.2126.0

Oct 3, 2023
  • New Launcher. Kick-start your projects with new launcher shortcuts to directly access and try the latest AI tools and most used features.
  • AI Image Generator. Instantly turn text into captivating images with the brand-new AI Image Generator. Available in the new Media Panel, you can select a style like sketch, filmic, 3D, or anime, then describe your vision to create extraordinary AI art!
  • User Interface Refresh. Improve your user interface experience with new colors, layouts, navigation for rooms and categories, and a new quick editing window for an all-around faster and more streamlined editing experience.
  • Control Panel Editor. Make quick edits to your titles, stickers, images, and graphics directly in the control panel for lightning-fast tweaks and a more comfortable editing experience.
  • New Title & Sticker Loop Effects. Make your titles and stickers flip, wiggle, enlarge, rotate, or swing with brand-new loop effects and a new set of in/out animations.
  • Preview Visual Effects in Real-Time. Instantly preview selected visual effects applied to your footage before adding them to your timeline for a more efficient workflow.
  • Title Animations. 31 brand-new title animations for your projects.
  • PiP Animations. 9 looped animations for your projects
  • Title Templates. 18 brand new title templates.
  • Background Music: Road Trip. As the wheels roll and the open road stretches ahead, the rhythmic melodies of upbeat tunes fill the car, adding an extra layer of excitement to the project.
  • NEW Fonts. Add 30 new fonts to your collection.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 20.0.2607 (Apr 4, 2022)

  • Resolves the issue that the program cannot be launched on Windows 7.
  • Other minor bug fixes and UX improvements.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 19.0.2808.0 (Aug 2, 2021)

  • Fixes the display issue of Motion Graphics Titles in the Ad Designer.
  • Improves the video encoding quality with the NVIDIA HEVC hardware encoder.
  • Improves the program stability when editing Motion Graphics Titles.
  • Fixes the issue that there are unexpected black lines when previewing some 360 videos in 360 viewer mode.
  • Fixes the issue that background images do not fit the preview area in the Title Designer.
  • Fixes the issue that added images unexpectedly move if placed on the preview area border in the Title Designer.
  • Fixes the issue that audio and video are not synced for produced videos with specific source video clips.
  • Fixes the issue that transition duration setting does not work for transitions in the Seamless Transitions Pack.
  • Fixes the issue that blending mode is ignored on clips when specific alpha type transitions are applied.
  • Fixes the issue that previewed geometric transitions appear black in the 360 project aspect ratio.
  • Many other UX improvements and minor bug fixes.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 17.0.2514.0 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Adds an option in Preferences to set default insert project behavior.
  • Improves the compatibility when previewing HEVC with AMD hardware video decoder and producing HEVC with NVIDIA hardware encoder.
  • Improves the video quality when producing with Intel Quick Sync Video hardware encoder.
  • Improves the audio compatibility for videos with linear PCM and FLAC audio, and specific MKV and DV-AVI videos.
  • Improves the compatibility for shadow file creation and combined MP4 videos.
  • Fixes the issue that disabled audio tracks are not muted when using Batch Produce and Create Disc.
  • Fixes the issue that timeline markers offset when the project is inserted as a nested project.
  • Fixes the issue that packed projects don’t include the Geometric transition.
  • Fixes the issue that timeline preview shows incorrect frame when dragging the edges to trim a video on the timeline.
  • Fixes the issue that the production stalls with hardware encoder and trimmed source videos or SVRT enabled and specific source videos.
  • Fixes the issue that the preview becomes black when applying multiple video effects with OpenCL acceleration.
  • Fixes the issue that the program sometimes crashes when deleting title text with special effects on the timeline preview.
  • Fixes the issue that font preview in the Title Designer is truncated for some fonts.
  • Fixes the issue that the color of the preview in the PiP Designer becomes incorrect if blending mode is changed.
  • Fixes the issue that the program sometimes pops up incorrect disk space is insufficient message when capturing from a webcam with specific profile.
  • Fixes the issue that the video speed adjustment is gone in Render Preview video.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 17.0.2314.0 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Adds sort by date modified in the Media Room.
  • Adds support for enabling OpenVINO hardware acceleration for the AI Style Plugin.
  • Adds support for enabling NVIDIA NVENC hardware acceleration with driver version 416 or above.
  • Improves the preview performance when using undo/redo and Special Effects in Title Designer.
  • Improves the program stability when editing with titles, video speed, lens correction and 360 video.
  • Fixes the issue that produced video is trimmed unexpectedly if the end of project is audio only.
  • Fixes the issue that variation of wave (frequency) is reset after previewing.
  • Fixes the issue that SVRT becomes 0% workload reduced after adding a clip to the timeline.
  • Fixes the issue that opacity modifications on the timeline cannot be undone.
  • Fixes the issue that applied audio effects in the Audio Editor are gone after opening a project.
  • Fixes the issue that sometimes opacity modifications on the timeline cannot be saved with the project.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 17.0.2126.0 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Fixes the issue that the program crashes when selecting title templates that include a backdrop effect on platforms without DirectX 11 support.
  • Fixes the issue that the program crashes when right clicking on an empty storyboard.
  • Fixes the issue that the program sometimes crashes when analyzing GPU capabilities.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 16.0.3424.0 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Adds support for enabling NVIDIA NVENC hardware acceleration with driver version 416 or above. This update does not remove support for the NVIDIA NVENC hardware acceleration in the older VGA drivers.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 16.0.3408.0 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Improves the program stability when capturing DV.
  • Improves the program stability when multi-selecting audio clips to apply Fix/Enhance.
  • Fixes the issue that titles don’t look smooth with scale keyframes and border applied.
  • Fixes the issue that titles have gaps between font face and border with some fonts and sizes.
  • Fixes the issue that software encoded videos become progressive with some interlace profiles.
  • Fixes the issue that produced MPEG-2 video is stretched incorrectly after using Crop/Zoom tool.
  • Fixes the issue that some photo albums cannot be accessed from Flickr.
  • Fixes the issue that produced videos sometimes have unexpected still frames if user applied motion tracking and trimming.
  • Fixes the issue that sometimes produced video is frozen on a particular frame.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 16.0.2816.0 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Adds support for the CyberLink AI Style plugin that turns your videos into artwork.
  • Improves the program stability when using MultiCam Designer.
  • Improves the program stability when producing 9:16 video.
  • Improves the program stability when producing 3D video.
  • Fixes the issue that the program sometimes crashes when scanning devices with particular software installed.
  • Fixes the issue that 9:16 video sometimes gets stretched if applying multiple Fix/Enhance options or adjustments.
  • Fixes the issue that there is green line on the bottom of produced video in Full HD resolution.
  • Fixes the issue that the sometimes the audio waveform cannot be displayed on timeline.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 16.0.2524.0 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Adds more lens correction profiles.
  • Adds more color presets.
  • Supports webcam to capture in 4K resolution.
  • Supports pasting keyframe settings to multiple clips on the timeline.
  • Supports ADPCM audio if QuickTime is installed.
  • Improves the compatibility with ADPCM audio format.
  • Improves the program stability when working on external displays.
  • Improves the video quality when applying 360 video stabilizer.
  • Reduces the memory usage in the Title Designer.
  • Fixes the issue that video produced by SVRT sometimes has no sound.
  • Fixes the issue that sometimes text starting/ending effects are not applied in Menu Designer.
  • Fixes the issue that aligning to vertical center doesn’t work for inserted image in the Title Designer.
  • Fixes the issue that program sometimes crashes after modifying transition settings.
  • Fixes the issue that program sometimes crashes or hangs when applying Magic Cut.
  • Fixes the issue that program sometimes crashes when selecting “Fit photos to music” then adjusting single photo duration.
  • Fixes the issue that there is sometimes a green line on produced video if it was edited with ColorDirector.
  • Fixes the issue that certain features cannot be used after installing the previous beta patch.
  • Fixes the issue that color look-up table (CLUT) does not work if imported filename extension is upper case.
  • Various other bug fixes and user experience improvements.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 16.0.2313.0 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Adds support for .CMS LUT files.
  • Adds supports for adjusting the opacity of multiple selected timeline clips simultaneously.
  • Improves the compatibility with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
  • Improves the program stability when editing 360° video.
  • Improves the hardware decoding performance when there are transitions on the timeline.
  • Improves the compatibility with .MOV and .MKV video.
  • Improves the program stability of the View Designer after resuming from S3.
  • Fixes the issue that chroma key sometimes does not apply to whole clip.
  • Fixes the issue that the program stops working after exiting the Video Collage Designer and then opening a new project.
  • Fixes the issue that inserted particle objects look broken after returning to the Edit page.
  • Fixes the issue that the program stops working after canceling color preset on a stabilized 360 video.
  • Fixes the issue that 360 Start View Setting changes are not saved with project.
  • Fixes the issue that selection highlight of 360 title is sometimes distorted when adjusting view angle.
  • Fixes the issue that alpha channel is gone when taking a snapshot of a .PNG image from the timeline.
  • Various other bug fixes and user experience improvements.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 16.0.2101.0 (Sep 19, 2017)

  • Intelligent Color Correction:
  • Color Match intelligently analyzes your video footage and adjusts lighting, saturation, and color variables to achieve a consistent look across an entire clip. It's perfect for video shot in areas of varying light or video taken from multiple cameras.
  • Express Color Grading with LUTs:
  • Look-up tables (LUTs) are a useful and quick method that the pros use to match footage from one source to another in order to achieve a particular effect throughout a video.
  • Video Collage Designer:
  • Combine up to seven different video clips into a single customizable collage complete with animated openings.
  • Seamless 360º Titles:
  • Seamlessly apply and add titles to your 360º videos to appear without distortions. PowerDirector's powerful 360-rendering engine means titles you apply will look natural.
  • 360º Video Stabilization:
  • Introducing the world's first consumer-level 360º video stabilization. Fix shaky 360º footage instantly and enjoy smooth, flowing video from any angle.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 15.0.2820.0 (Jul 4, 2017)

  • Improves AAC audio encoding quality.
  • Increases the smoothness of the scaling motion in keyframed titles.
  • Improves compatibility of H.264 MPEG-4 and AVI video clips.
  • Improves AMD graphics card compatibility when using OpenCL accelerated effects.
  • Fixes variable opacity when previewing in Title Designer.
  • Fixes the animated GIF duration issue on timeline.
  • Fixes the malfunction of Facebook uploading.
  • Fixes the malfunction of Color Enhancement.
  • Enables keyboard input of Color Temperature and Tint.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 15.0.2509.0 (Jul 4, 2017)

  • Adds additional font sizes in Title and Menu Designer.
  • Adds support for Nikon KeyMission 360 camera.
  • Adds fade-in and fade-out options for videos and images in the context menu.
  • Adds support for choosing which SVRT profile to use when there are multiple available.
  • Fixes the audio distortion issue when capturing with the Screen Recorder.
  • Fixes the issue that the chroma key tolerance controls sometimes do not work in the PiP Designer.
  • Fixes the issue that hardware decoding sometimes malfunctions.
  • Fixes the issue that Color Enhancement is disabled after backing out from the Produce page.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 15.0.2309.0 (Jul 4, 2017)

  • Adds ability to apply My Favorite transition to all videos.
  • Adds mask type options for the mosaic effect in the Motion Tracker.
  • Adds 9:16 project support from PowerDirector Android.
  • Adds recording custom area from the secondary monitor in Screen Recorder.
  • Fixes the issue that templates created in old versions cannot be found in PowerDirector 15.
  • Fixes the issue that SVRT malfunctions after splitting a video.
  • Fixes the issue that shadow files are not generated to the defined export folder.
  • Fixes the issue that thumbnails are incorrect after detecting 9:16 video in Scene Detection.
  • Fixes the issue that parts of waveforms disappear from the timeline after applying transitions.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 15.0.2026.0 (Nov 24, 2016)

  • Adds support for circular masking of the Mosaic effect in the Effect Room.
  • Enlarges software user interface when using 150% high DPI in Windows display settings.
  • Improves VGA card compatibility when using OpenCL accelerated effects.
  • Improves webcam compatibility in the Capture Room.
  • Fixes the issue that a produced MPEG-2 interlaced video is blurry.
  • Fixes the issue that a produced 3D MVC video has a mosaic look.
  • Fixes the issue that text or a navigation button is reversed when modifying a custom menu.
  • Fixes the crashing issue when saving a particle template.
  • Fixes the crashing issue when producing video using the 4K 9:16 profile.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 14.0.2820 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • Adds support for editing ActionDirector projects.
  • Adds the updated Nico Nico Douga sign-in mechanism.
  • Fixes the issue that the video speed is slow motion when previewing AVI video captured by PowerDirector.
  • Enhances usability to integrate default keyframes for the “Zoom In” and “Zoom Out” effects.
  • Fixes the issue that the capture device resolution drop down list is empty when using webcam to capture video.
  • Fixes the issue that the shadow file can’t be generated when the source video is MJPG AVI format.
  • Fixes the issue that the Screen Recorder captured 1920x1080 video is blurry when previewing the video on the timeline.
  • Fixes the crash issue encountered when producing a 2K/4K video that contain specific effects.
  • Fixes the crash issue encountered when opening a transition dialog in the Theme Designer.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 14.0.2707 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • Fixes the crash issue encountered intermittently after applying patch v2527.
  • Adds support for 360 degree PiP rotation in a single keyframe.
  • Enhances the program performance when generating shadow files.
  • Enhances the compatibility of AVI and MOV video as a source video in Windows 10.
  • Enhance the stability of Title/PiP/Particle designer.
  • Enhance the stability of Desktop Capture.
  • Enhances software performance when previewing video clips with speed adjustment applied.
  • Fixes the issue that SVRT doesn’t work on MOV videos.
  • Fixes the issues when upload video to Facebook and Youtube.
  • Fixes the crash issue encountered when applying a color preset in the Action Camera Center.
  • Fixes the crash issue encountered when using the Fish Eye effect to produce a 4:3 HD, Full-HD or 4K WMV video.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 14.0.2302 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • Enhances AVI video decoding compatibility for creating discs and producing video in Windows 10.
  • Enhances program stability by fixing several crash and hanging issues encountered by some users.
  • Adds support for SVRT for H.265 videos produced with Intel hardware encoding.
  • Fixes image tracker disappearance in Title Designer.
  • Fixes video production issues when using specific custom profiles with NVIDIA hardware encoding.
  • Fixes the issue that the video speed setting is not applied after reopening the saved project.
  • Fixes the issue that shadow files are not generated after importing an HEVC video.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 14.0.2019.0 (Sep 15, 2015)

  • Screen Recorder:
  • Record Your PC Screen with Audio
  • Standalone Recorder for Quick Captures
  • Action Camera Center:
  • PowerDirector's new Action Camera Center is your extreme video editing toolkit, bringing together features action enthusiasts need to create high impact videos
  • Motion Tracking:
  • Tracking people or objects in video footage can be a complicated task in other video editing software. PowerDirector has simplified the process from start to finish, making it easy to add layers of creativity and sophistication to you projects
  • MultiCam Editing:
  • Edit Up To 100 Tracks Simultaneously
  • MultiCam Designer
  • Import, Edit and Export High Frame Rate Video:
  • Smooth High Frame Rate Video Preview
  • Import 120/240fps slow motion footage from your iPhone, GoPro or other action sports cameras
  • Add titles or effects, and use the new Action Camera Center to edit your video
  • Playback your video inside PowerDirector, so that you can preview it, stutter-free before you produce
  • Produce and export your high frame rate video fast with hardware accelerated rendering
  • Express Projects
  • New in PowerDirector 14, Express Projects is the fast, easy way to create your own professional-quality videos. Each project is broken down into beginning, middle, and end segments with preset effects, animation and music. All you need to do is drag 'n' drop your clips and you're done!
  • Content-Aware Editing:
  • Content-Aware Editing analyzes your entire footage and identifies major scenes, such as those with faces, motion, zoom, speech or panning. It then hones in on imperfections in these shots (such as poor lighting, and shakiness) and magically enhances them using TrueTheater® technology.
  • TrueVelocity 5 Engine, featuring the latest SVRT 4, OpenCL, and Multi-GPGPU Technologies:
  • TrueVelocity 5 is an extreme, 64-bit powerhouse, leveraging hardware and software technologies to speed up video processing and out-perform its rivals. Optimized for modern CPU and GPGPU hardware platforms from Intel, AMD and NVIDIA, TrueVelocity maximizes memory allocation and usage, while reducing latency through feature optimization. The improved system efficiency enables HD footage to preview more smoothly and render faster.
  • Latest Format and Codec Support:
  • As always, PowerDirector provides a comprehensive list of video and audio formats so that your video making experience is as easy and trouble-free as possible. On top of the latest and greatest formats and codecs like 4K UltraHD, AVCHD 3D/Progressive, XAVC-S and H.265, PowerDirector 14 has significantly improved video performance when working with the popular WMV format, as well as adding FLAC audio editing support—the format of choice for people who care about sound quality.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 13.0.2104.0 (Sep 19, 2014)

  • Comprehensive Set of Flexible Design Tools:
  • Transition Designer – Customize transition effects from any image. Use keyframe control, image crop, and border colors to fine tune transitions.
  • Title Designer – Create animated titles with customized color and keyframe control, and apply over 120 video effects to titles to make them even more unique.
  • PiP Designer – The PiP (Picture in Picture) designer lets you overlay individual video objects on a layout and create a split screen effect or a collage of several videos.
  • MultiCam Designer – Switch between 4 simultaneous camera shots in MultiCam Designer to simulate live broadcasting.
  • ENHANCED Menu Designer – Create disc menus with fully customizable structure and auto arrangement of layout for multi-chapter thumbnails. Choose font, graphics and even background images and videos for your menu. Easily export to ISO DVD format.
  • Theme Designer – Convert your videos and photos into cool 3D-animated slideshows. Simply drag and drop your videos and photos into your choice of over 30 built-in animated design templates, and you’re ready to showcase your creation!
  • Powerful Tools and Stylish Effects:
  • Powerful Editing Tools – PowerDirector 13 provides everything you need for video creation, including precise keyframe control, chroma key, hand paint animation and Time-lapse Slideshow.
  • NEW 100 Track Multicam Editing – Synchronize multiple camera clips on timeline by audio, with support for up to 100 tracks.
  • UNIQUE Content-Aware Editing – Powerful algorithm that analyzes footage and identifies important shots and imperfect clips. Enhances major scenes and fixes problems using TrueTheater Technology.
  • ENHANCED TrueTheater Stabilizer – Remove jolts or jerkiness in video footage without causing distortion to the edges of the video.
  • Over 500 Effects, Transitions, Templates, Titles and PiPs – Including over 500 video effects, animated themes, title effects, transition effects, particle effects and PiP objects.
  • UNIQUE 3rd Party Plug-in Support – Support of 3rd party plug-ins from NewBlueFX, ProDad and Pixelan.
  • Premium effects – (Ultimate version)- Sharpen the focus of raw footage, crop new aspect ratios, and easily fix color problems with NewBlue Video Essentials 1 & 5. Create better titles than ever with NewBlue Titler Pro v.1, and expand your range with two CyberLink creative design packs - Wedding Pack and Holiday Pack 5.
  • Unparalleled Performance & High Quality Production:
  • Productive Workspace– Make the most out of your hardware setup with a 100-track timeline, dual screen mode, FullHD quality preview and high-dpi mode. Simplify work with ripple editing and timeline object replacement, and set customized hotkeys to speed up commonly used functions.
  • Fastest Rendering Engine – TrueVelocity™ 4 is the world’s fastest 64-bit video editing engine, supporting OpenCL and multi-GPGPU acceleration, to fully optimize hardware resources on your computer and deliver ultra-fast rendering.
  • Efficient Rendering - Intelligent Smart Video Rendering Technology (SVRT) automatically analyzes an entire project to assess the types of media and formats used, and then selects the best output profile for optimal production speed.
  • NEW - Support for Latest Formats – Supporting latest HEVC H.265/HEVC, 2K/4K and XAVC-S formats. H.265/HEVC saves up to 32% in file size compared to H.264 format under same compression quality.
  • High Quality Production –Produce high-quality Blu-ray, AVCHD and DVD discs, as well as 4K Ultra HD videos and photo slideshows. Create 3D movie discs, video files and share on YouTube 3D. Share directly on YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, DailyMotion, Niconico Douga and YouKu.
  • CyberLink Cloud Service & Mobile Apps:
  • Store Your Creation in the Cloud - CyberLink Cloud is perfectly integrated with Director Suite applications, allowing you to seamlessly and effortlessly store your media files in the cloud, easier and safer than storing them on PC or external storage device.
  • NEW - PowerDirector Mobile for Android and Windows 8 - Easily Drag-and-drop content and effects for quick, easy and accurate editing with timeline interface. Includes over 40 video effects and transitions, and the wizard tool lets you create complete videos in seconds. Upload your videos directly to Facebook & YouTube.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 11.0.0.2110 (Sep 19, 2012)

  • Faster, Higher Quality and More Efficient Way to Unleash Your Creativity:
  • PowerDirector 11 Ultra redefines speed with TrueVelocity 3 engine, and provides an even faster and more productive editing environment for fast-paced professional video producers with a greatly revamped user interface. PowerDirector 11 Ultra also supports several new formats, such as 4K ultra HD resolution, AVCHD 2.0 and export MKV files.
  • Revolutionary Content –aware Editing:
  • PowerDirector 11’s Content-Aware Editing provides a revolutionary way to edit video projects. The advanced built-in technology magically analyzes major scenes, such as those with faces, motion, zoom or pan, and hones in on imperfections that can be improved using TrueTheater®, such as poor lighting and shakiness. Editing videos is now easier, faster and more efficient than ever
  • Quality Beyond HD – 4K Video Support:
  • Not satisfied with 1080p full HD? PowerDirector 11 is the first consumer video editing software to support end-to-end editing of 4K ultra HD video format. Produce breathtaking 4K/2K movies right from your desktop, or create 4K/2K quality photo slideshows with your 10 million pixel quality digital photos. Scaling up to 4096 x 3072 resolution, 4K Ultra HD provides four times higher resolution compared to 1080p full HD quality.
  • Design Studio:
  • Need more tools to help make your production look unique? PowerDirector 11's new Design Studio tools come with four new designer tools: Title Designer, PiP Designer, Particle Designer and Menu Designer. You can use the full screen editing interface and timeline for a more accurate animation design, or overlay particle effects over titles. Apply reflection effects to title text or PiP objects, or use the 4-color gradient to make your title text really stand out
  • NEW! Title Designer:
  • Create unique, professional-looking titles for just the right finishing touches to your video with 4-color gradients, reflections, or edit the entry points using the timeline
  • NEW! Particle Designer:
  • Includes a built-in particle object library that you can use to design its animation and control the frequency. Create sparkle, fairy dust, rain or snow overlays to your videos.
  • NEW! PiP Designer:
  • More flexibility and control to overlay images or videos on top of a movie clip. Comes with an extensive library of animated objects, frames – or design your own.
  • NEW! Menu Designer:
  • Produce your movies with a self- made disc menu. You can design menus with titles, chapters, particles and PiP objects with your own unique flair.
  • Redefine Speed – TrueVelocity 3 with Multi-GPGPU Acceleration:
  • TrueVelocity technology is unparallel when it comes to speed. In PowerDiretcor 11, the new 64-bit TrueVelocity® 3 engine now supports multi-GPGPU, and incorporated with OpenCL and 64-bit support, PowerDirector 11 provides 38% faster speed compared to version 10. You can maximize performance from multi-graphic cards installed on computers and optimize editing, rendering and video effects processing speeds.
  • Optimized for Windows 8:
  • PowerDirector 11 is Windows 8 compatible. PowerDirector brings your video production beyond desktop. Need to edit on-the-go? Use PowerDirector Mobile to quickly edit videos on your Windows 8 tablet, and import your mobile projects to continue editing in PowerDirector 11 on your desktop at home.
  • 50+ User Interface Enhancements:
  • For fast-paced video production, PowerDirector 11's greatly revamped user interface includes dockable full HD preview windows with dual screen support, customizable hotkeys, scalable library thumbnail, increasing timeline height for better view of timeline objects, all resulting in the most productive work environment.
  • New Formats Support:
  • PowerDirector 11 supports several new formats to fulfill your need of new generation HD video and multi-channel audio. You can now import MKV video files with multi-soundtracks, or produce your video in MKV format, in up to 4K quality. PowerDirector 11 also supports the latest AVCHD 2.0 format, with extensive 60p video and 3D support.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 10.0.0.1012a (Nov 14, 2011)

  • Workspace:
  • Choose from three different editing modes: Full Feature Editor, Easy Editor, and the Slideshow Creator
  • Add timeline markers for more precise media placement in your video projects
  • Import existing CyberLink PowerDirector project files directly into the timeline
  • Use Music Beat Detection to add beat markers you can use for detailed editing with added music
  • Auto audio normalization for all clips on the same timeline track
  • View and edit media in 3D mode
  • Enable continuous thumbnails on video clips on the timeline for easy scene recognition
  • Capture/Import:
  • Capture video content from BDMV discs
  • Import media in the following newly supported formats: JPS, MPO, MVC
  • Edit:
  • Use 3D media to create 3D video projects
  • Convert 2D photos and videos to 3D using TrueTheater 3D
  • Enable 3D depth for PiP, particle, and title effects
  • Apply transitions and video effects with 3D properties
  • Add audio transitions between two audio clips on a track
  • Unleash your PC's speed with TrueVelocity 2
  • Use the Paint Designer to make hand drawn paint animation objects in your videos
  • Change the shape of media clips and crop images directly on the timeline
  • Record, trim, cut, enhance, mix, and add effects to audio on the timeline of your project using CyberLink WaveEditor 1.0
  • Add creativity and excitement to your videos with NewBlueFX plug-in special effects
  • Produce:
  • Enhanced Intelligent SVRT technology that helps you to quickly produce your projects with the highest quality possible
  • Output videos in a variety of 3D video formats, including Side-by-Side, anaglyph and MVC
  • Upload 3D videos to YouTube 3D
  • Share videos on the DailyMotion and Vimeo video web sites
  • Create Disc:
  • Burn discs in either 2D or in a 3D format
  • Create 3D-BD discs, complete with 3D disc menus
  • Supports DTS as the audio encoding format

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 9.0.0.2316 (Nov 22, 2010)

  • Native 64-bit support:
  • CyberLink PowerDirector 9 takes advantage of all your computer's available RAM to speed up movie creation.
  • Access to more RAM makes it possible for CyberLink PowerDirector 9 to work more smoothly with high-resolution content.
  • New powerful and flexible timeline track control behavior:
  • Add up to 100 video and audio tracks to the timeline.
  • Linked video and audio tracks when video files with audio are added.
  • Option to unlink a video's audio for ease of editing or movement on the timeline.
  • Complete editing freedom on the timeline with the absence of a master video track.
  • Less restrictions on which tracks you can add media clips to.
  • Group media clips together for ease of movement on the timeline.
  • Customize track names so they are easy to identify in the timeline.
  • Reorder video tracks using a simple click and drag process.
  • Drag all clips from one video track to another, or drag an audio clip from one audio track to another.
  • More precise video editing features that give you more control over your content:
  • More precision control of video effects, with the two available edit modes: Clip Mode and Keyframe Mode.
  • Ability to meticulously set effect result at the video frame level.
  • Apply transitions between media clips on all video tracks.
  • More customizable transitions, with the option to select between the overlapping and cross transition styles.
  • Use keyframes for more precision control of particle behavior when editing particle effects in the Particle Designer.
  • Use CyberLink WaveEditor to record, trim, cut, enhance, and add effects to audio on the timeline of your project.
  • Up to 10x10 grid lines available for more precise placement of media during the editing process.
  • Ultra fast and super reliable editing engine:
  • Whole new editing engine born out of the new timeline design. Whether your operating system is 32 or 64 bit, CyberLink PowerDirector 9 now gets more memory usage from your computer.
  • CyberLink PowerDirector uses a cache engine, so that no matter how much content you have on the timeline, you can smoothly preview and produce.
  • Native DSLR support:
  • Import photos and videos shot by Canon and Nikon digital single lens reflex camera.
  • Support for photo/RAW/MOV file formats shot by Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras.
  • New templates to help you create professional looking projects:
  • New designed title sets and backgrounds.
  • New dynamic photo slideshow templates.
  • More options for previewing your movie during creation:
  • Preview your video production in an HD or Full HD preview resolution.
  • Select a range of media on the timeline and then render an instant preview with Render Preview to get a better feel of a specific scene.
  • New input/output format support:
  • Output your video project to a video format that is compatible with a number of popular mobile phones and other portable devices., including iPhone 4, iPad, Acer, HTC, Samsung, Blackberry, Google Phone, Hitachi, Nokia, LG, and Sony Ericsson.
  • Share created videos on YouTube or Facebook in Full HD quality.
  • Output only the audio of your project in the WMA, WAV, or M4A format.
  • Burn your video projects to a removable disk in the AVCHD format.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 8.00.1930 (Aug 3, 2009)

  • Particle effects
  • Fully customizable effects that let you add random particle objects (snow, dust, falling objects, etc.) over your video image.
  • Enhanced Slideshow Designer
  • Fully customize cell, 3D, highlight and motion slideshows using the Slideshow Designer.
  • Improved video enhancement tools
  • Use Power Tools on your video to crop, rotate, change the speed, or play it in reverse.
  • Fix and enhance your videos by stabilizing, adjusting the lighting, or improving the video quality using TrueTheater technology.
  • Apply video or audio denoise to your video files to remove sharper video and cleaner audio.
  • More powerful and friendly editing environment
  • Ability to use up to nine PiP effects over your master video.
  • Add additional music tracks to the timeline, allowing you to have up to three separate music tracks in a video at the same time.
  • Fully expandable user interface to fit your specific editing needs.
  • Use the explorer view to better manage your media library.
  • Preview your video production at full screen in the Media Viewer.
  • Preview your video production on a separate display device or camcorder when you enable dual displays.
  • Use the range selector to select segments of media on the timeline to copy or remove it from your creation.
  • Use grid lines to assist in the precise placement of PiP media and titles.
  • Re-designed Produce window
  • All new, easy to use Produce window, that makes outputting your video a breeze.
  • CPU/GPU optimization to provide performance gains during the rendering of HD video content.
  • New Disc Creation Features
  • All new, redesigned user interface.
  • Add multiple video titles to a created disc.
  • Create browsable slideshows.
  • Preview the entire disc structure.
  • Multi-layered menus and a more easy-to-use and powerful menu designer.
  • Faster and easier downloading of effects and templates from DirectorZone.
  • Download PiP effects, title templates, particle effects and DVD menu templates from DirectorZone.
  • Fully integrated into the CyberLink PowerDirector user interface for faster and easier searches and downloads of effects and templates.
  • Share how you edited your projects with others on DirectorZone, to assist other users to become as creative as you.
  • Auto shutdown
  • Automatically shut down your computer after producing your video or burning it to disc, to save energy.

New in CyberLink PowerDirector 6 Build 2312 Updated Patch (Nov 15, 2007)

  • Supports the import and conversion of files in the AVCHD format from the following models: Sony SR1, Sony SR7,
  • Sony CX7, Sony UX1, Canon HG10, Canon HR10, Panasonic SD1, Panasonic SD3, Sanyo HD1000
  • Supports TOD import from JVC camcorders